{"product_id":"matisse-and-the-sea-hardcover","title":"Matisse and the Sea - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSimon Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSimon Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e (Memoir by), \u003cb\u003eJohn Klein\u003c\/b\u003e (Memoir by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new view of Henri Matisse's important painting \u003ci\u003eBathers with a Turtle\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatisse and the Sea \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the influence of the sea across modernist artist Henri Matisse's career, which included painting in coastal locations on the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. This book brings together artwork in a range of media (painting, sculptures, paper cutouts, drawings, prints, ceramics, and textiles), and has a particular focus on Matisse's iconic coastal painting, \u003ci\u003eBathers with a Turtle\u003c\/i\u003e, exploring the range of sources, from Cezanne to African sculpture, that informed this picture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Simon Kelly, curator of modern and contemporary art at the Saint Louis Art Museum, is the lead author and editor of the exhibition catalog, with essays from the prominent Matisse scholars, John Klein, professor, Washington University at Saint Louis and Ellen McBreen, professor, Wheaton College. Paintings conservator Melissa Gardner provides a technical essay highlighting a new conservation analysis of \u003ci\u003eBathers with a Turtle\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Kelly \u003c\/b\u003eis curator of modern and contemporary art at the Saint Louis Art Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 11.64 x 9.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 14, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42153097822343,"sku":"9783777442693","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/5fce41faae2ce83175269efdbed6cb6b.webp?v=1733218969","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/matisse-and-the-sea-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}